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    courtesy of the independent.

    The Big Six energy companies have been accused of trying to wriggle out of their long-standing commitments to help vulnerable households struggling with their bills.

    Under the Community Energy Saving Programme, which was launched in 2009, they are legally obliged to offer energy efficiency measures for free or at a very low cost to households in deprived communities.

    But with the deadline rapidly approaching, the Big Six firms are now lobbying the Government for an extension. Without more time they are set to fail to meet the agreed targets. Caroline Flint, the shadow Energy Secretary, warned the Government not to cave in to the companies after ministers were forced to admit their lobbying activities.

    In an answer to a parliamentary question, the Energy Minister Gregory Barker said he had met the Big Six on 1 February. A further question forced him to admit that the firms had asked to extend the 31 December 2012 deadline for achieving both the Community Energy Saving Programme (Cesp) and the Carbon Emission Reduction Target (Cert).

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